Missiles

Missile operations 0500Z to 1700Z daily 20 and 21 oct in area bound by 73-05N 051-00E 72-30N 052-47E, 71-24N…

Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 288/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-10-21 18:00Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA XX 171/21 151729Z OCT 21.. Issued 2021-10-15 20:53Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Barentsz Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. HYDROARC 288/21 · this notice2021-10-15 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROARC 294/212021-10-19 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROARC 295/212021-10-20 · Archived notice
Compare all 3 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Barentsz Sea →

issued
2021-10-15 20:53Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2021-10-21 18:00Z
authority
NAVAREA XX 171/21 151729Z OCT 21.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Barentsz Sea
position
72.239, 50.101
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BARENTS SEA.
RUSSIA.
DNC 22.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 0500Z TO 1700Z DAILY
   20 AND 21 OCT IN AREA BOUND BY
   73-05N 051-00E 72-30N 052-47E,
   71-24N 049-25E 72-00N 047-20E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211800Z OCT 21.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Missile firing
Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

70 within 180 nm since 2010 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 18:20Z; source collection times vary.

Missiles

Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.